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River View of Alma

Date: 1930
Description: View of Alma from across the Mississippi River.
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First Methodist Church

Date: 1918
Description: View of the First Methodist Church and surrounding buildings.
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Ingram House

Date: 1930
Description: Ingram house. In the foreground is a lawn, trees and outdoor furniture along a hedge border, with an arched trellis leading to the house on the left. The h...
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Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece

Date: 1945
Description: Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece.
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Man and Girl on Porch Swing

Date: 1921
Description: A older man and a young girl holding a doll are seated together on a porch swing for an outdoor portrait.
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Ludington Patton Residence

Date: 1900
Description: E.T. Mix, architect. 1 Waverly Place, built 1872. Three-quarter view of the front and right side of the house. A sidewalk and trees are on the right, with ...
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Grant County Fourth Annual Contest Winners

Date: 05 05 1912
Description: Large group of children and adults posing outside a brick building. Some students are posing in open windows.
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Mogul Powered Farm Machinery

Date: 1916
Description: A man in a yard is using a Mogul stationary engine to power farm machinery, possibly a feed grinder. In the background is a house behind trees.
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Meskans on East Lake

Date: 1937
Description: View from water of a woman wearing a bathing suit sitting on the dock in front of a cabin. Five people stand on the porch of the cabin looking out over the...
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Specht's on Robinson Lake

Date: 1933
Description: Specht's on Robinson Lake, view showing a house or cabin with gabled roof and front porch. On the left is another building with an American Flag. Two autom...
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Mason State Bank

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of a one-story brick building with a brick chimney, the Mason State Bank. An automobile is parked nearby, and in the background are other bui...
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Man Sitting on Porch

Date: 1915
Description: View from yard of man sitting and reading a newspaper or magazine in a rocking chair on the porch of a house.
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Northwood's Beach Hotel Lake Court Oreilles

Date: 1931
Description: View down drive towards lake. The front porch is behind a grove of trees where automobiles are parked out front of the Northwood's Beach Hotel on Lake Cour...
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Log Cabin Smead's Cloverleaf Lodge on Teal Lake

Date: 1936
Description: View across field of a one-story log cabin, Smead's Cloverleaf Lodge, across Teal Lake. There is a wooden dock across the lake in front of the lodge and a ...
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Native American Gathering, Pow Wow

Date: 1930
Description: View of five men wearing hats sitting outside in a circle around a drum while six other men dressed in Native American clothing are standing behind the sea...
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School Picnic

Date: 06 30 1905
Description: Group portrait of a Muscoda Public School picnic. Emma Schmitt (later Mrs. Sherwin Gillett) is on the far left of the top row. The 1905 Wisconsin Census ha...
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Family Driving

Date: 1903
Description: George S. Parker and family seated in their car, one of the first automobiles in Janesville. Behind them is a couple in another car.
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Dew Drop Inn

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Description: View across sidewalk towards a guest house set back among the trees. Steps lead up to a wrap-around porch.
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The Dixon

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Description: Exterior view from street of the Dixon, a Victorian-era house with rooms for guests. There is a flag on the porch and an automobile is parked in the back o...
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Drew's Tourist Home — Cabins & Rooms — Corner of Vine Street & Minnesota Avenue

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Description: Two small guest cabins with a vegetable garden in the foreground. A dog is lying in the yard.

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